Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper
by David Flint
The Stephentown Town Board is hoping to get through the year and into January without having to take out a loan to pay bills. Town Supervisor Larry Eckhardt said at the Town Board meeting on Monday that, “We’re coming down to the wire,” with only about $60,000 left to pay bills.
[Read more…] about Stephentown Town Board Action – Avoiding A Cash Flow Problem
by Alex Brooks
The Petersburgh Town Board meeting was called to order by Deputy Supervisor Mario DiDomenicantonio because Supervisor Siegfried Krahforst was sick.
Highway Superintendent Rob Cottrell said he lost his temporary seasonal person Bryan Amidon, and asked for the Board’s guidance on what basis he can hire a new seasonal worker.
[Read more…] about Petersburgh Town Board Action – Highway Problems
by Kieron Kramer
The tail end of the lingering snowstorm on Tuesday and Wednesday, December 9 and 10, had its effect on the Berlin Town Board meeting on Thursday, December 11. Not only was attendance at the meeting dampened but Jim Winn, who is Berlin Highway Superintendent as well as the Supervisor of Water District #2, missed the meeting because he was either still out on the roads tidying up the plowing and sanding in Town, or, as Town Supervisor Rob Jaeger said, he was recovering from his prodigious efforts. Board Member John Winn, who works for the State Highway Department, also missed the meeting, presumably for the same reason. Because Jim Winn was absent there was no Water District #2 or Highway Department report.
[Read more…] about Berlin Town Board Action – Don’t Bite That Tire!
by Thaddeus Flint
The December monthly meeting of the Berlin School Board on Tuesday started off with the announcement that Berlin High School was named a State finalist in the “Samsung Solve for Tomorrow” contest.
“This is very good news,” said High School Principal Dr. Cathy Allain, who praised the hard work of teacher and team coordinator Dawn Wetmore. “We are very proud of Miss Wetmore,” she said.
[Read more…] about Berlin School District To Receive $20k Award
by Bea Peterson
At the start of its meeting on December 15 the Town of Hoosick Planning Board passed two resolutions. The first approved the Hoosick Falls Central School Solar Panels project on the Wysocki farm, and the second disapproved the Hathaway’s Drive In request for an additional screen.
by Kieron Kramer
There were two public hearings held before the Grafton Planning Board regular meeting at 7 pm on Monday, December 15. The first one, at 6:40, concerned the Michael Longo minor subdivision at 132 North Shore Road; the second one, at 6:50, concerned the Kenneth Maxfield minor subdivision at 321 Jay Hakes Road.
[Read more…] about Grafton Planning Board Action – No Clear Cutting
by Jen Burhans
On Sunday, December 14, Section 2 hosted over 500 soccer players, coaches and family members at the Holiday Inn in Saratoga. The players, coaches and teams were recognized for their achievements for the past soccer season.
by Steve Bradley
When the HFCS Panthers boys basketball team took to the court Monday evening against the Tamarac Bengals, it was their first time on the hardwood for the 2014-15 season. By comparison, many teams have played as many as five or six games up to this point. As of Wednesday afternoon, Hoosic Valley is 5 – 0, the Panthers are 1 – 0. Hoosic Valley played Wednesday evening, so when the Panthers and Indians meet Friday, Hoosic Valley will have played six games to the Panthers’ one. The Panthers’ game against Cohoes was cancelled due to storm conditions, and last Friday’s game against Tamarac was postponed due to a power outage at Tamarac and rescheduled for Monday. Hoosick Falls was the only varsity basketball team in the State that had not played a game as of Monday afternoon.
[Read more…] about Panther Boys Basketball Off To A Good Start
Coach DJ Connolly writes, “This year is the first year Berlin Central School District has had wrestling in five years. We have a co-team with New Lebanon.”
by Steve Bradley
HF 47 Tamarac 33
On Friday, December 12, the host HFCS Lady Panthers basketball team wasted no time letting the Tamarac Bengals know who was in charge on this night. Blasting out to a 16 – 4 first quarter lead, the Panthers continued to stretch the lead to 25 – 8 by the halftime buzzer.
Rachel Pine led all scorers with 12 points. Chelsea Stevens scored 11, including three three-pointers. Megan Flynn had a nice outing, scoring eight points, including going 4 for 4 at the free throw line, hauling down 16 rebounds and blocking two shots.
HF 60 Mechanicville 39
The Ladies were never tested by Mechanicville on Monday, taking a 17 – 6 first quarter lead. By the end of the third quarter, the Panthers held a commanding 48 to 25 lead and cruised to a win in the Mechanicville gym.
Megan Flynn was the leader of the pack on this night. Flynn led all scorers with 18 points, shooting 5 of 11 field goals and 8 of 11 free throws. She also ripped down 14 rebounds, had 2 steals and one blocked shot.
Chelsea Stevens had 11 points, including 3 three-pointers. Kelly Pine added 10 points and nine rebounds.
Up Next
Over the next week, the Ladies will host Hoosic Valley on Friday, December 19. The JV game begins at 6 pm, and the varsity game begins after the JV, usually about 7:30.
The following week the Ladies will host their annual Hoosick Falls Tournament beginning on Monday, December 29, at 5:30 pm. Teams competing in the tournament have not yet been announced.
